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Victoria records 867 new cases of COVID-19, four deaths
By Broede Carmody
Victoria’s daily coronavirus numbers are in.
The state has recorded 867 new, locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and four deaths. It’s the highest daily figure for Victoria since the beginning of the pandemic.
The Department of Health has not said how many cases are linked to known outbreaks or how many people were already isolating while infectious.
Zero cases were detected in hotel quarantine.
An additional 140 cases have been added to yesterday’s tally and nine cases to Sunday’s tally due to test results “incorrectly recorded by a third-party software vendor”.
This means there are now 9261 active cases of coronavirus across the state.
Today’s numbers are off the back of yesterday’s 49,450 coronavirus tests.
PM’s Glasgow visit likely to hinge on net zero deal
By Mike Foley
Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s attendance at major global climate talks is likely to hinge on whether he can get the Nationals to agree to support net zero emissions by 2050, as key allies and Liberals in inner city seats put pressure on him to deliver more ambitious climate action.
The Nationals are split on net zero and internal pressure is also rising from Liberals facing uphill battles to hang on to inner-city seats where independents are attacking the federal government’s record on climate change.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison signaled Australia’s ambition for greater climate action at the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue between the US, India, Japan and Australia on Saturday. Credit:AP
Mr Morrison said on Monday that he had not decided if he would head to Glasgow for the United Nations COP26 summit in November because domestic matters may demand his presence.
Read the full story here.
Victorian Premier ‘not here to apologise’ for taking different path to NSW
By Broede Carmody
Victorian Premier Dan Andrews was speaking on ABC News Breakfast just moments ago.
Co-host Lisa Millar asked why Victoria appears to be taking a more cautious approach to reopening compared to NSW.
When NSW reaches its 70 per cent fully vaccinated threshold, Sydney hospitality, gyms and hairdressers will be allowed to reopen at one person per four square metres. Up to five people will be allowed to visit a person’s home and outdoor gatherings will be limited to 20 people.
In Melbourne, pubs will be able to reopen to 50 fully vaccinated people outdoors when Victoria reaches its 70 per cent vaccination target. Hairdressing and personal care can open for up to five fully vaccinated people (but no home visits).
Here’s what Mr Andrews had to say about why his plan was different, apart from Victoria’s lower total vaccination rate:
We’re taking an approach that’s based on public health advice.
It’s a very precious thing, our health system, and we need to be careful to manage those additional patients. I’m not going to give to our nurses a fight they can’t win. It will be very tough for them in the weeks and months ahead.
I’m not here to apologise for doing this cautiously and following the science. I’m here to encourage people to get vaccinated.
I will leave the comparisons with other states to others. We’ll get this done and we’ll get it done properly.
I’m very positive and optimistic about the future because we can see past this now.
‘Life for the unvaccinated will be very difficult indefinitely’: NSW Premier
By Broede Carmody
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has defended her decision to detail exactly when current lockdown restrictions will ease for the unvaccinated (currently slated for December 1).
Ms Berejiklian told Sunrise life would be difficult for the unvaccinated even after that date given vaccine mandates among, for example, airlines and universities.
“A lot of organisations already have mandatory vaccination programs in place,” she said.
“Even though the government is saying unvaccinated people might have other rights from December 1, a lot of airlines have said they will not carry anybody who is not vaccinated. A lot of businesses have said they will not accept anyone who is unvaccinated.
“Life for the unvaccinated will be very difficult indefinitely.”
Hopes rise for Victorian hospitals
By Paul Sakkal
Victoria’s latest data has improved hopes of curtailing the state’s COVID-19 outbreak and avoiding the extreme strain on hospitals predicted by government-commissioned modelling.
Fresh outbreak data shows Victorian contact tracers are performing optimally and vaccines have caused fewer COVID-infected Victorians to end up in hospital than during last year’s outbreak.
Victorian Premier Dan Andrews. Credit:Chris Hopkins
Premier Daniel Andrews said he hoped cases would plateau when the state reached the 50 per cent double-dose mark, which he said was about when NSW’s daily case numbers began to subside.
Prominent epidemiologists Tony Blakely, who carried out modelling for the Andrews government, and Catherine Bennett said cases could soon trend downwards.
Read the full story here.
Moderate Liberal says bid to oust him ‘bizarre’
By Daniella White
Liberal MP Trent Zimmerman has pushed back against National Party colleagues who say a net zero emissions target will hurt regional communities.
Mr Zimmerman is among a group of Liberals pushing for the Government to commit to net-zero emissions, saying Australia needs both a target and a plan that matches it.
Liberal MP Trent Zimmerman, a moderate, faces a challenge from a grassroots campaign.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
“It is important for Australia that we are part of that because it’s the right thing to do,” he said on ABC radio this morning.
He added that the focus should be on supporting agricultural communities through the transition.
“The path to net zero for agriculture will be hard, but it also presents incredible opportunities for our farmers,” he said.
Mr Zimmerman is facing a challenge from independent Kylea Tink in his North Sydney seat. She is hoping to replicate Zali Stegall’s 2019 win over Tony Abbot in neighbouring Warringah with a campaign focused on climate change.
The Liberal MP says he is focused on getting the right policy outcome for Australia, not shoring up his own seat.
“There is extraordinary value in being inside the tent in pushing for these things because, at the end of the day, it would be bizarre to me to extinguish voices in the Liberal Party that are concerned about [climate change]. It’s nonsensical to me that you’d think that would be a good outcome.”
Brisbane guesthouse under police guard due to COVID concerns
By Jocelyn Garcia
The Adalong Guesthouse in South Brisbane is under police guard after reports of a new positive case of COVID-19.
Police were called to the address on Stephens Road about 11pm last night.
“We were requested to attend by Queensland Health,” a police spokesman said.
Seven News is reporting that more than 12 people are isolating in the guesthouse and the positive case is not believed to be the aviation worker that tested positive in Brisbane overnight.
The aviation worker was a man in his 30s and has no recent history of overseas or interstate travel.
NSW regions on alert
By Daniella White
NSW Health has issued warnings for residents in 21 towns and regional cities across the state.
Authorities have updated the state’s list of COVID-19 exposure sites with 31 new venues (mostly located in NSW’s west, Hunter and South Coast regions).
The NSW town of Cowra will remain in lockdown for at least another week. Credit:Janie Barrett
Anyone who visited the locations is a casual contact and must get tested and isolate until receiving a negative result.
Meanwhile, Cowra local government area, in NSW’s central west, will stay in lockdown for at least another week, after four new cases were recorded on Monday.
“To determine the extent of the risk and detect any other potential COVID-19 cases in the Cowra area, we are calling on the community to come forward for testing in large numbers,” NSW Health said in a statement.
The full list of exposure sites can be found here.
‘Being honest is important’: NSW Deputy Premier grilled about road map for the unvaccinated
By Broede Carmody
NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro was speaking on Seven’s breakfast show Sunrise just moments ago.
Co-host Natalie Barr pointed out that NSW has revealed unvaccinated individuals will be free from current coronavirus restrictions from December. However, in Victoria, no such road map for the unvaccinated has been given (for now).
NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro. Credit:James Brickwood
Barr asked if this was effectively encouraging vaccine-hesitant individuals in NSW to avoid getting the jab given they now know how long they have to hold out for.
Here’s the Deputy Premier’s response:
We live in a time of anxiety and fear. We are leading into the Christmas period and leading into a time where people reunite and it is only fair we can communicate what the plan will look like.
We are confident we’ll be close to 90 per cent vaccination in the state [by the end of the year].
Being honest is important. I believe that people will not be holding back vaccination just because they can think they can get away until December 1. There will always be those that won’t get vaccinated.
Early learning centres among new Victorian exposure sites
By Cassandra Morgan
In case you missed it, Victorian health authorities identified more than two dozen new COVID-19 exposure sites last night, including several early learning centres.
Goodstart Early Learning at Keilor Village, in Melbourne’s north west, was identified as a tier-1 site for Tuesday, September 21 between 9am and 5.30pm, and again on Wednesday, September 22 between 9am and 11.30am.
Meanwhile in Melbourne’s east, Community Kids Bayswater Early Education Centre was declared tier 1 for Tuesday, September 21 between 8.30am and 5.30pm and again on Thursday, September 23 between 6.30am and 7.30am.
The Ultrasound Centre for Women in the regional city of Geelong was also declared a tier-1 site for Thursday, September 23 between 9.10am and 10.15am.
Anyone who attended those tier-1 sites has to immediately get tested for COVID-19 and quarantine for 14 days from the exposure, regardless of whether they receive a negative test result.
A full list of Victorian exposure sites can be found here.
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